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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1989
SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAVE REVEALED THAT OVERLOADING OF TRUCKS CAUSES VERY SIGNIFICANT ROAD DAMAGE IN HONG KONG AS WELL AS DIRECT TRAFFIC SAFETY RISKS THROUGH BRAKE-FAILURE.
IF ALL OVERLOADED VEHICLES WERE REMOVED BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION IT IS ESTIMATED THAT AN ANNUAL SAVING OF $27 MILLION IN ROAD MAINTENANCE MIGHT BE ACHIEVED.
PROFESSIONALS, BUSINESSMEN URGED TO HELP ENVIRONMENT
HONG KONG PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESSMEN WERE THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING URGED ΤΟ MAKE THEIR OWN PARTICULAR CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY DOING THE RIGHT THING ENVIRONMENTALLY.
"THEY CAN DO SO BY BEING ALIVE ΤΟ THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AVOIDING POLLUTION PROBLEMS, OR INDEED IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT IN THEIR DAY TO DAY DECISION MAKING," THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DR STUART REED, SAID.
DR REED MADE THIS APPEAL TO ABOUT 150 LIONS CLUB MEMBERS AT A JOINT MERTING OF FOUR CLUBS.
"NEARLY EVERY MAJOR DECISTON THAT 18 MADE BY DEVELOPERS, ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS AND INDUSTRIALISTS HAS EITHER INDIRECT IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HE SAID.
"IT IS AT THE TIME THAT THESE DECISIONS ARE MADE, OPPORTUNITY EXISTS FOR YOU TO HELP IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT, THE RIGHT THING.
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"WHAT THE MAN IN THE STREET, WHICH MEANS ALL OF CONTRIBUTE IS THE NORMAL SORT OF HOUSEKEEPING ONE MIGHT EXPECT OF SELF-RESPECTING ADULT SUCH AS NOT LITTERING, AVOIDING DISTURBING NEIGHBOURS BY TURNING UP THE RADIO OR TV TO EXCESSIVE VOLUMES, KEEPING THE CAR SERVICED SO THAT IT DOESN'T SMOKE AND SO ON, HE SAID,
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